The 9-11 attacks resulted in the death of 2,996 people. The victims included 246 on the four planes, plus the 19 hijackers; 2,606 died in New York City in the tower and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. Forty died on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to take control of the plane. Nearly all of the victims were civilians; 55 military personnel were among those killed at the Pentagon. More than 90% who died in the towers had been at or above the points of impact, and a further 107 people below the point of impact did not survive. The New York City Fire Department lost 341 firefighters and 2 paramedics, the New York City Police Department lost 23 officers, the Port Authority Police Department lost 37 officers, and eight emergency medical technicians and paramedics from private emergency medical services units were killed.